Supporting academy trust executive leaders to plan, grow and thrive
Forum Strategy is a strategy and membership organisation for CEOs, COOs and executive leaders in academy trusts – offering executive leadership training, organisational development, coaching, mentoring and national networking.

#TrustLeaders Networks
We deliver national leadership development networks, regular events and an annual national symposium and CEO conference.


Being The CEO Programme
A programme providing cutting-edge training, networking and resources for serving Chief Executives


Resources and Materials
We produce leadership development resources, as well as regularly contributing articles to national press.



Strategy & Consultancy
We provide strategy consultancy for Trusts in, visioning, employer of choice, diversity and equality, SEND and leadership.
We have three national networks
#TrustLeaders CEO Network
Forum’s CEO network has now been running for over three years, and has grown to become the leading network of academy trust CEOs in the country.
#TrustLeaders COO Network
The National #TrustLeaders COO Network has gone from strength to strength in 2021, with growing numbers of academy trust COOs joining us from across the country.
Education Executives
Supporting the professional development of those individuals leading educational improvement and delivery across multiple schools or a trust-wide specialism.
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For more information about each of our networks including details on to how to apply, visit Our Networks page


Being The CEO programme
We are now accepting applications for the next Being The CEO programme.
The programme includes residentials, online professional development sessions, three executive coaching sessions, three ‘one to one’ mentoring sessions with Sir Steve Lancashire, and access to a wide range of resources focused on developing in the CEO role. You will also be part of a small group of CEO peers with time provided for focused and productive networking and collaboration
“It has been the best CPD course I’ve ever been on. Thank you so much.”
“It has been transformational on a professional & personal level”
“Thank you for the opportunity. It has been such a fantastic programme and I feel truly reinvigorated.”
Deadline for applications: 20th June 2023
Being The CEO programme
We are now accepting applications for the next Being The CEO programme.
The programme includes residentials, online professional development sessions, three executive coaching sessions, three ‘one to one’ mentoring sessions with Sir Steve Lancashire, and access to a wide range of resources focused on developing in the CEO role. You will also be part of a small group of CEO peers with time provided for focused and productive networking and collaboration
“It has been the best CPD course I’ve ever been on. Thank you so much.”
“It has been transformational on a professional & personal level”
“Thank you for the opportunity. It has been such a fantastic programme and I feel truly reinvigorated.”
Deadline for applications: 20th June 2023
National #TrustLeaders Symposium 2023
#TrustLeaders as change agents
Shaping solutions together as we lead through challenging times
Our second annual National #TrustLeaders Symposium will take place on 15th June 2023 and is open to all those who are active individual members of Forum Strategy’s CEO, COO and Education Executive members on that date.
Following last year’s hugely successful and extremely well-attended event with Sir Michael Barber, this year’s event will be led by James Plunkett, author of End State: 9 ways society is broken and how we can fix it, and a former adviser to Gordon Brown. James is also an Executive Director of Citizens Advice and is working at the heart of many of the major challenges currently facing society. The day will once again be supported by Sir Steve Lancashire and facilitated by Maggie Farrar
Upcoming Events from Forum Strategy
Resources
Articles, News & Information
Featured
a sample of recent resources (individual forum strategy members access a much greater and wider range of materials via the membership login.)